Fabaceae FAMILY

Bikinia letestui

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bikinia letestui is a tree with a hemispherical crown; it can grow up to 55 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 30 metres; 200cm or more in diameter with broad buttresses up to 2 metres high[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is a source of 'Andoung' timber and is often harvested from the wild for local use and trade.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo.

HabitatA canopy tree of primary and old secondary evergreen rain-forest, in areas not subject to inundation, usually in small clusters of less than 10 mature trees; hill forests, hill sides and level places; steep slope; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].